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New DOE transmission powers should spur major private sector investments, Shah says

Episode Summary

New authorities given to the Department of Energy by the bipartisan infrastructure law should be enough to galvanize the private sector into making the mass investments in transmission needed for the United States to add more wind and solar power onto the grid, according to Jigar Shah, who directs the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office.

Episode Notes

New authorities given to the Department of Energy by the bipartisan infrastructure law should be enough to galvanize the private sector into making the mass investments in transmission needed for the United States to add more wind and solar power onto the grid, according to Jigar Shah, who directs the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office.

 

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